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ECB publishes letters between Trichet and Irish government
Letters relate to the period leading up to Ireland’s decision to enter an EU/IMF programme; ECB threatened to withhold access to ELA unless Ireland sought a bailout
UK launches probe into banking sector competition
Investigation will assess whether retail banking market is too concentrated, with barriers to entry and opacity under scrutiny
Central Bank of Kuwait highlights improving banking sector health
Banking sector saw improvements on ‘almost all fronts’ as Islamic banking continued to rise, according to annual financial stability report; income and return on equity see drop
Draghi dismisses reports of ECB rift
ECB president says it is ‘fairly normal to disagree about things’ and points to divisions on FOMC; earlier reports had raised questions over Draghi’s leadership style
ECB staff told to prepare for further measures
ECB keeps monetary policy stance unchanged; governing council tells staff to ensure the ‘timely preparation' of unspecified 'further measures’ to be implemented ‘if needed’
MAS chief sees SWFs struggling with secular stagnation
Ravi Menon urges sovereign wealth funds to move beyond traditional asset classes to tackle diminishing returns
BoJ team surveys payment innovation landscape
Central bank lays ground for retail payments innovation in Japan with survey of what has been tried elsewhere; highlights different forces driving change in each country
Kocherlakota wants FOMC to stress target symmetry
Minneapolis Fed president wants FOMC to clarify inflation objective; also calls for adoption of benchmark two-year time horizon for returning inflation to target
Poland bucks expectations and EU trend with rate hold
National Bank of Poland holds key rate at 2.5% despite widespread expectations of a cut, stoked in part by the National Bank of Romania's easing policy yesterday
Ingves: Consistent implementation needed to bring about ‘full benefits' of Basel III
Basel Committee chair says regulators and supervisors now 'accountable for the outcomes' of Basel III as reform agenda draws to a close
MAS deputy charts path toward new financial products
Jacqueline Loh believes greater integration within and across Asia’s capital markets could pave the way for new financial products, including through securitisation
Kuroda affirms determination to ‘drastically convert’ Japan’s deflationary mindset
BoJ governor stresses commitment to continue with drastic policy measures until the ‘chronic disease of deflation’ is eradicated, in first speech since quantitative easing was ramped up
Tonga central bank appeals to public for new logo
National Reserve Bank of Tonga launches a competition asking the public to design it a new logo; suggests it should reflect its values of integrity, innovation, team work and excellence
People: Thomsen named head of IMF’s European department; Former deputy finance minister joins CNB
Poul Thomsen gets post on full-time basis after leading Fund’s programmes in Greece and Portugal; Radek Urban heads resolution department at Czech National Bank; and more
Georghadji sees ‘turning point’ for Cyprus banking sector
Central bank of Cyprus governor says the outlook for the country’s banks is ‘very positive’, but warns against a return to the sector’s previous lending practices
Swiss paper examines cost of different clearing set-ups
Research finds more sophisticated clearing arrangements for OTC trades can improve welfare – in a Pareto sense – but require more collateral
BoE deputies suggest refinements to EU law-making
Andrew Bailey and Jon Cunliffe say the European Union has room for improvement when it comes to efficient, effective legislation
Lagarde rejects internal criticism of IMF austerity push
Independent Evaluation Office report out today concludes Fund's calls for fiscal consolidation in 2010-11 were ‘premature'; managing director says they were the ‘right call'
RBA’s Stevens highlights challenges as rates stay on hold
Monetary policy statement registers some concern over risks originating from Chinese housing, heightened volatility and a high Australian dollar, but rates kept steady
PBoC names first RMB clearing bank in Middle East
Doha branch of ICBC named following several deals inked between PBoC and Qatar Central Bank yesterday, including swap line and RQFII quota
Fisher ‘encouraged’ by FOMC guidance
Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher welcomes FOMC statement last week; believes ‘flight pattern’ of US economy is toward higher employment and inflation at the 2% target
Visco calls for ‘block disposal’ of impaired assets
Bank of Italy governor laments growing stock of NPLs in country’s banking system; calls for ‘active management and recovery procedures’ to address it
SBP annual report highlights year of ‘critical’ changes
Governor highlights major amendments to the State Bank of Pakistan’s operations that are currently being considered by Parliament; accounts show rise in both profits and governor’s salary
Danièle Nouy says banks are ready to lend on eve of SSM
SSM supervisory board chair says banks are ready to lend and flow of credit to real economy now depends on ‘other actors’; first wave of ECB staff migrate to new premises